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Anthony E Anson writes:
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| from (Nick Maclaren) contains these words:
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| Go for it. That is very close to the way that most clematis grow
| in the wild, including the common woodbine. That will grow on
| chalk, and is quite happy to send its roots feet down after water,
| but likes good drainage. They also grow under trees, and don't
| get full sun until they reach the top.
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| A? Woodbine is honeysuckle. ITYM traveller's joy / old man's beard?

In the sense I meant, you are right! However, checking up shows
that the primary meaning of woodbine is a generic one for a range
of climbing plants. From the OED:

c875 Erfurt Gloss. 1059 Volvola, uuidubindae. Ibid.
1082 Viburnum, uuidubindae.

1050 Voc. in Wr.-Wülcker 418/25 Hedera nigra, wudubind, eorifi.


Regards,
Nick Maclaren.